Polenta with Tomato-Braised Beans
If you can find canned cranberry beans, use those for a more traditional Veneto preparation of this dish. You can order cranberry beans at www.ranchogordo.com or substitute either red or white (cannellini) kidney beans. This method of stirring the polenta vigorously between sessions of cooking the grain covered for a few minutes produces superior results. Extravirgin olive oil is commonly used for sautéing vegetables and aromatics in Italy.